Crypto mining stocks tied to the red-hot artificial intelligence (AI) data center trade were the fastest horses on Monday to recover from Friday’s market rout. Bitfarms (BITF) and Cipher Mining (CIFR) surged 26% and 20% respectively on Monday, while Bitdeer (BTDR), IREN (IREN) and MARA Holdings (MARA) advanced around 10%. The rally reflects optimism that […]

Hong Kong-listed investment bank China Renaissance is seeking to raise $600 million to introduce a public crypto treasury focused on BNB, the native token of the BNB Chain that’s widely used for discounts on Binance fees. The project, if completed, would mark one of the largest single bets on BNB by a publicly listed entity. […]

During Friday’s turbulent market sell-off, Ethena’s synthetic dollar, USDe, which maintains its 1:1 peg to the USD through cash-and-carry arbitrage, briefly dropped, hitting 65 cents on Binance. However, this dramatic dislocation was confined to Binance as opposed to the global de-pegging of the USDe as social media chatter suggests. Most trading of USDe occurs on […]

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin is trading at $115,157, steady after a volatile weekend which […]

Friday’s crypto sell-off was a fast, leverage-driven cascade that crushed altcoins while bitcoin held up comparatively better — and the next phase hinges on a handful of signals, according to Wiston Capital Founder Charlie Erith. In a Sunday post titled “Crypto Crumble,” Erith said the market excluding bitcoin, ether and stablecoins fell about 33% in […]